I remember the first time I heard all the details about Jack’s ice addiction. I was sitting in my bedroom listening to him live on the radio. That was nearly two years ago and we’d been on three dates after meeting Tinder.

I’ll admit it was a total shock. I had no knowledge about the drug scene. I didn’t know any addicts at all and I’ve never taken any drugs. It was all very new to me.

But I didn’t want to judge, because even though we’d only been on three dates, I just knew Jack was a really lovely person. I wanted give him a chance.

I stuck around and learnt about what addiction entails. This was 2014, and Jack had been in recovery for almost six years from ice addiction that left him in psychosis, attempting suicide and weighing only 62kg.

He’d got out, shared his story and was counselling other addicts, which takes a lot of courage. He’s one of the most beautiful souls I know. While he’s very open and comfortable detailing his experiences, I try not to intrude too much and give him his personal space.

After getting clean Jack realised you have to look after your health in a holistic way. Healthy living has been a massive factor in turning his life around – which is why when the opportunity came up to open up our own health café - we jumped at it.

Wise Fools is a health bar in Moorabbin’s industrial area, among the burgers and chips. We’re bringing acai bowls, salad boxes, alternative milks and bulletproof coffee to the local tradies and community. For us, it’s more than just providing food and coffee. We want to positively influence the health of the next generations.

Not your usual café owners

Our story and the honest clean health food has been so warmly received by the community.

It was our love of health that brought us together. After studying a double degree in finance and working in the city, I started to study natural health part time. Eventually I went with my gut and gave up corporate life and decided to do study full time and part time work at a medical centre to earn some money.

Jack has taught me a lot about mental health and spirituality and I’ve shared meditation with him, which we both enjoy practicing as well as working out, which is how we came across the vacancy for the café – it’s right next door to Jack’s gym.

Living and working together, we’ve had to learn about balance and make sure we have our own time. Jack loves basketball. He went to the States for it when he was younger for the sport, and plays socially a couple of times a week. I can’t get enough of spending time with my new nephew.

Eventually, we want the café to become a social enterprise that also provides healthy alternatives to the less fortunate. Because we’re so young we have to get it up on its feet first. Once we have the time and resources, we’ll give back. That’s the big goal. We don’t want to just be another café but positively affect the community.